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A week has passed since the murder of Anastasia Yeshchenko, a fellow female historian of the 18th & 19th centuries. Not surprisingly, there is virtually no coverage in the English language press about who she was but a lot about her murderer. I'd like redress this imbalance here. 
From a Russian source, @nokingbutCaesar I was sent some translations of what's being said about her in Russia. She is described as 'An honest and truthful woman who was never afraid of having an unpopular opinion if she believed it was truth'.
@nokingbutCaesar She is also described as 'a kind person and a good listener'. She liked step aerobics and the poetry of Mayakovsky. Her brother is a football player, her father a PE teacher. Her mother works in the police force. Anastasia is described by those who knew her as 'a romantic soul'.
